The Washington Capitals are heading into Game Three tonight with a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals and it feels really wonderful. Finally, the good boys are back where they belong as the series continues at Capital One Arena.

More people should like sports. They’re a bunch of fun when you’re winning. Two more wins to go and the Capitals move on to the championship. We also move on to the championship with them because at this point we’re all a family operating as one unit, or a package deal.

Anyway, puck drop will be a lil’ after 8PM. The great Peter Hassett will have your recap and you will have to turn your channel to NBC. Sorry, I don’t make the rules.
The final regular season stats:

The Capitals have a new celebrity on the wagon and it’s Jon Bon Jovi. I guess you could say he wants to Rock the RED of roses??? Or, we’re halfway to winning the Eastern Conference Finals and we’re living on a praaayer! This was bad, give me time.

Here’s a cool picture also associated with a good Pete Blackburn tweet:

When the Stats are on your side

Throughout this series, I have felt remarkably light and calm. Maybe it was just beating Pittsburgh, or maybe it’s because I genuinely don’t mind Tampa Bay, but I was listening to the recent episode of the Steve Dangle Podcast and they read a stat that made me feel even more calm than I did before. The podcast guys read that teams in the conference final with a 2-0 lead, since the NHL developed the conference final format in 1975, are 39-2. Teams on the road that take a 2-0 lead in the conference finals are 12-0. I’m cool as a gosh dang cucumber.

Also, of course, Micah’s graphs continue to make me furiously knock on wood.